KSU Special Teams Shine and Struggle in One Game
Kansas State special teams produced a record setting 183 yard pair of kickoff returns by Brandon Banks, the 12th NCAA player to return two kickoffs for touchdowns in a game, while kicker Josh Cherry missed five of six field goals prompting coach Bill Snyder to keep faith. The team moves into Big 12 play against Iowa State with hopes for improved accuracy and chemistry between Banks and quarterback Carson Coffman as they chase consistency.
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McPherson slips past Lady Braves in four
Ottawa University volleyball lost to McPherson 25-18 21-25 25-23 25-22 at Wilson Field House. Ottawa dropped to 5-12 overall and 2-3 in the conference while McPherson maintained a 5-4 edge in the series.
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Kirsten Vietze
Erika Greiner
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Rundle
Greiner
MaKayla Millbern
Ottawa Freshman Volleyball Falls Twice to Spring Hill and Paola
The Ottawa High School freshman team lost 26-24 25-22 to Spring Hill and 25-11 25-15 to Paola. Key players included Heppler Prather and Bulmer with multiple service points and aces, Bulmer and Prather adding kills, and Seimears Eads and Seimears contributing digs and assists across both matches.
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Central Heights volleyball tops Eagles on Tuesday in Jayhawk Linn
Central Heights defeats Wellsville and Anderson County in recent matches. Varsity leaders include Jordan Dickey with 9 kills and Monica Adams with 8 digs. JV notes show Jessica Peacock with 12 assists and Leah Powell with 7 kills and 6 blocks.
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Anderson County
Central Heights
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Katelin Horstick
Karly Schulte
Casey Droddy
Cox
Droddy
Maggle Cotter
Schulte
Schedules for Thursday and Friday sports events
Thursday features cross country Anderson County at Gardner 4 30 p m Central Heights Invitational 4 p m high school soccer Baldwin at Ottawa 6 p m and tennis Immaculate at Ottawa 3 30 p m College volleyball Ottawa at Kansas Wesleyan 7 p m On Friday all high school football games at 7 p m Jayhawk Linn at Anderson County Central Heights at Prairie View Ottawa at Baldwin Wellsville at Osawatomie Mission Valley at West Franklin Also Ottawa hosts college cross country at Emporia 6 p m Saturday Southwestern at Ottawa 7 p m
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Ottawa hosts busy day of high school and college events
The schedule lists Ottawa area competition across multiple sports: volleyball tournaments at Ottawa Invitational with Wellsville at 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. cross country meets at Baldwin and Gardner beginning 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. Friends and MidAmerica visit Ottawa later, plus McPherson College soccer games at Ottawa at noon and 2 p.m.
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Wheatridge tops Ottawa in varsity volleyball thriller
Wheatridge defeats Ottawa in three set varsity matches 23-25 25-21 25-24 with standout Dani DePriest and Brianna Yates leading scoring. Seventh grade Ottawa also beats Wheatridge 25-9 20-15 while Ottawa takes two more wins in other matchups.
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Pery Harrod
Lauren Davidson
Sydney Schaefer
Abigail Fangman
Amy-Grace Wilson
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Foster
Harrod
Tatum Knight
Senior scramble winners led by Lovgren Hill Potter Gilroy
The team of John Lovgren, Don Hill, Dick Potter and Greg Gilroy won Monday's senior scramble with a minus 3. Hill placed closest to the pin at No 3 and Gilroy at No 7. The scramble start time shifts back to 10 a.m. for the rest of the season.
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Ottawa High doubles team wins Atchison quad
Ottawa High School No. 2 doubles players Brigitte Clancy and Chelsea Jamison went 3-0 at the Atchison Quadrangular, defeating Atchison 8-4 Hiawatha 8-2 and Benton 7-6. Singles players Anna Stone and Cesia Crook finished 2-1, with Stone beating Atchison 8-3 and Hiawatha 8-7 and losing to Benton 8-1. No. 1 doubles Kearston Peoples and Hope Armstrong went 1-2, beating Atchison 8-0 and losing to Hiawatha 8-3 and Benton 8-5.
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Ottawa
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Crook
Kearston Peoples
Hope Armstrong
Chiefs trade QB to Miami for Thigpen
AP reports the Miami Dolphins placed Chad Pennington on the reserve injured list to create room for Tyler Thigpen acquired from the Kansas City Chiefs for an undisclosed draft pick. Pennington injured his right shoulder Sunday at San Diego, risking his career as a 33 year old with three shoulder surgeries already. Thigpen will back Chad Henne behind the from second-year pro.
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USC tailback survives bench press accident
USC tailback Stafon Johnson may have died if not for his muscular neck after a weight bar crashed onto his neck in the Trojans weight room. Doctors said he could communicate non-verbally with family and teammates within 24 hours, as he remained hospitalized.
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